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processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null

quaff — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:13:31 GMT

I am using activiti 5.17.0 with mysql 5.6, column "NAME_" of table "act_ru_execution" and "act_hi_procinst" is null forever. It cause processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null. I start all instances via formService.submitStartFormData(processDefinitionId, businessKey, prop

Re: processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null

martin_grofcik — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:32:54 GMT

Hi,

you can set process instance name by


  /**
   * Sets the name for the process instance with the given id.
   * @param processInstanceId id of the process instance to update
   * @param name new name for the process instance
   * @throws ActivitiObjectNotFoundException 
   *    when the given process instance does not exist.
   */
  void setProcessInstanceName(String processInstanceId, String name);

Regards
Martin

Re: processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null

quaff — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 07:08:16 GMT

Thanks, I thought it will use processDefinitionName as default.

Re: processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null

maudrid — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:12:19 GMT

I'm using setProcessInstanceName(String processInstanceId, String name) in a script task, but it does not change the name of the process instance.
<code>
var processInstanceName = 'test';
var processInstance = execution.getProcessInstance();
// does not work
processInstance.setName(processInstanceName);
// does not work
runtimeService.setProcessInstanceName(processInstance.getId(), processInstanceName);
</code>

Re: processInstance/historicProcessInstance.getName() always return null

martin_grofcik — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:45:14 GMT

Hi maudrid,

COuld you create jUnit test for it please?
https://forums.activiti.org/content/sticky-how-write-unit-test

Regards
Martin